Iraqi troops move in on last IS stronghold

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday the start of a military operation to oust Islamic State militants from Tal Afar, 60 km west of Mosul.

Malaysia sorry for flag blunder

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Indonesia's president expressed concern on Sunday after Malaysia's Southeast Asian Games organizers mistakenly published the Indonesian flag upside-down in a commemorative magazine, prompting anger among fans.

Spanish police hunt for suspected Barcelona terror attack van driver

BARCELONA, Spain - Spanish police put up scores of roadblocks across the northeast as the manhunt continued on Sunday for the suspected driver of the van that plowed into pedestrians in Barcelona.

Moroccan asylum seeker 'targeted women' in Finland knife attack

HELSINKI/TURKU, Finland - A Moroccan man who was arrested for killing two women in a knife rampage was an asylum seeker who appeared to have targeted women in Finland's first terrorism-related attack, police and a Red Cross official said on Saturday.

Researchers find wreckage of WWII-era USS Indianapolis

WASHINGTON - Civilian researchers say they have located the wreck of the USS Indianapolis, the World War II heavy cruiser that played a critical role in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima before being struck by Japanese torpedoes.

Massive protest upstages far-right

BOSTON - Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans in a public rejection of white nationalism upstaged a small group in Boston that planned a "free speech rally" a week after a violent clash rocked Virginia and reverberated across the United States.

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Stepping into a dreamworld

For tourists to the northeastern coastal city of Dalian, Liaoning province, staying at the Castle Hotel is like wandering into a dream.

Mileslife partners with ANA

Mileslife, an innovative mileage earning program operator in China, announced on Wednesday it had agreed an exclusive strategic partnership with All Nippon Airways, Japan's only five-star airline.

New Air China in-flight menu served

From August to October, first-class passengers on Air China flights departing from Beijing will be able to enjoy an autumn menu created by the chef de cuisine of the Ritz-Carlton, Beijing's Italian restaurant Barolo.

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2 advisory councils dismantled

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has abruptly dismantled two of his White House business councils - an apparent attempt to manage his increasing isolation and the continued fallout from his combative comments on the racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.